Red Velvet Whoopie Pies
Classic red velvet cookies transformed into delightful sandwich cookies filled with creamy cream cheese frosting. These vibrant red, cocoa-flavored whoopie pies are soft, tender and perfect for special occasions.
Ingredients
- •2 cups all-purpose flour
- •3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- •½ teaspoon baking soda
- •½ teaspoon salt
- •¼ cup unsalted butter
- •¼ cup vegetable oil
- •1 cup sugar
- •1 whole egg
- •1 teaspoon vanilla
- •1 teaspoon distilled white vinegar
- •⅔ cup buttermilk
- •2 tablespoons red food coloring
- •8 ounces cream cheese
- •¼ cup unsalted butter
- •1 teaspoon lemon juice
- •½ teaspoon vanilla
- •⅛ teaspoon salt
- •2 cups confectioners sugar
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Preheat oven to 350°F with racks in upper and lower third. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
10 min
- 2.
Whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
3 min
- 3.
Beat butter, oil, and sugar with an electric mixer until combined well, about 2 minutes.
2 min
- 4.
Reduce speed to low and alternately mix in flour and buttermilk in batches, beginning and ending with the flour until combined.
5 min
- 5.
Add the red food coloring and mix on low speed until thoroughly combined.
2 min
- 6.
Spoon 2 tablespoon mounds of batter 2-inches apart on lined baking sheets.
5 min
- 7.
Bake, switching positions of baking sheets halfway through baking, until rounds are puffed and set, 8 to 10 minutes.
10 min
- 8.
Slide parchment with rounds onto wire racks to cool completely.
30 min
- 9.
Beat together cream cheese, butter, lemon juice, vanilla, salt, and sugar until creamy, 1 to 2 minutes. Spread about 2 tablespoons of filling on flat-side of half the rounds; top with remaining rounds, flat side down, to form whoopie pies.
10 min
